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Villa Torlonia
Reopens to the Public - Rome |
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One of the most
beautiful villas in Rome and the last example
of Roman cultural patronage - Villa Torlonia -
has undergone major restoration. The gardens
have been restored to their 17th century
splendor with the addition of trees, shrubs,
vases and a gazebo. The lake and hill in the
grounds have been recreated and the paths have
been rebuilt and adorned with statues and
lamps. Architecturally too some major changes
have been made to the villa. The Casino Nobile
(the Grand/Main Lodge) has been restored
externally (for example the Valadier fountain)
and internally (including the main ballroom
and the Renaissance and Egyptian halls). The
Casino also hosts a permanent exhibition of
the 'Roman School' featuring 150 works by
artists who lived and worked during the two
world wars. |
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De Chirico Dipingere il Pensiero 1909 - 1974 - Padua |
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This exhibition will present a selection of Giorgio De Chirico’s most remarkable works,
some never seen by the wider public. De Chirico is arguably the most famous Italian painter of the 20th century,
creator of the “metaphysical art”, art that reveals the mysteries and the enigmas of the reality that surrounds
us. To observe the world like an enormous museum of oddities and see everything as if seen for the first time,
these are the rules that govern metaphysical art. The exhibition will encompass the long and prolific artist’s
life with more than 100 masterpieces on show. |
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Annibale Carracci - Bologna and Rome |
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An exhibition of 160 paintings and drawings by the Bolognese artist who lived and
worked many years in Rome, as well as in Naples, Tuscany and Venice. Carracci perpetuates the dictates of the Italian
Renaissance, creating highly realistic works characterized by a very decisive use of color. The artist's brush
returns to the classical dictates of painting, reacting to the mannerist style of the period, while remaining firmly
anchored to tradition. |
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Giacinto Gigante The colors of Campania - Naples |
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Giacinto Gigante (Naples, 1806- Naples,1876) Italian painter. Best known for his landscapes.
Studied briefly in Naples with Dutch painter Anton Sminck Pitloo. He won the drawing competition at the Naples
Royal Institute of Fine Arts in 1824. He is considered the foremost exponent of the 19th-century Neapolitan "Posillipo
School" of painting. |
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Venezia '900: da Boccioni a Vedova - Treviso |
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Casa
dei Carraresi
Via
Palestro 33-35, Treviso
www.venezia900.it
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October 27 - April 8 2007 |
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This fascinating exhibition, being held at the Ca dei Carraresi, is a show consisting
of paintings and sculptures by Venetian artists, focusing on the twentieth century (from the beginning of the century
to the early 60's). What is so special about these artists is that they set themselves apart from most others with
their expressive ways and elaborations in their paintings between the First and Second World War. So, special focus
will be paid to these Venetian artists, in this exhibition, such as Boccioni, Sacchi, Vedova, Rossi, Cadorin, Martini,
and several others. The exhibit includes 11 sections, all showing us the influence and magic each artist's masterpieces
had and continue to have on Venetian, Italian, and European art history. |
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The Grand Re-Tour |
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Remember the Grand Tour? The legendary Voyage en Italie of Goethe and Stendhal, Mozart
and Byron, Dostoevsky and Nietzsche, the obligatory education par excellence for European intellectuals from the
16th to the early 20th century? It was a pilgrimage to seek out art, light, the landscape, history and antiquity,
the people and traditions of a much-desired country, the fruitful crossroads of cultures and civilizations between
Europe and the Mediterranean, between East and West. An all-embracing experience that has written unforgettable
pages in European literature. Sicily with Catania, Siracusa, Taormina and Palermo; Puglia with Lecce and Otranto;
Naples; Rome; Florence; Urbino; Verona and Venice; Trieste; Parma and Bologna; Genoa; Turin; Milan. In a European
perspective, the Grand Re-tour will go as far as Vienna and Munich, to finish in the ideal location of Weimar,
the city of the grandtouriste par excellence: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. |
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Sculpture
Park Chianti - Pievasciata (Siena) |
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The
Chianti Sculpture Park offers each of its visitors a
unique experience. In an untouched wood of ilex and oak
trees in the heart of Sienese Chianti, many
internationally renowned artists from five continents
have created imposing contemporary sculptures in
accordance with their own creative ideas and style.
Every artist was invited to choose his/her
preferred place and then make a proposal. All the
sculptures therefore, can be considered to be truly
site-specific, which explains their harmony with the
trees, the sounds, the colours, the light, and every
other element of the wood. In fact, these man-made works
do not extend beyond the limits of nature, rather, they
integrate with it and enhance it. |
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